Table 2.

Demographic and disease characteristics of respondents (n=344)

Characteristic	Mean (min, max)
Age (years)	61.4 (18.9–91.4)
	n (%)
Males	176 (51%)
Region of birth
Australia	231 (67%)
UK/Ireland	30 (8.7%)
Europe	29 (8.4%)
Asia	25 (7.2%)
Other	29 (8.4%)
Perceived palliative treatment aim	46 (14%)
Primary cancer type
Breast	93 (27%)
Prostate	73 (21%)
Head and neck	33 (9.6%)
Colorectal	20 (5.8%)
Brain	15 (4.4%)
Lung	15 (4.4%)
Other	89 (26%)
Don't know	6 (1.7%)
Second diagnosis/recurrence	96 (28%)
	Median (Q1, Q3)
Completed appointments with cancer doctor	3 (2, 5)
Completed radiation therapy appointments	9 (4, 17)
Weeks since diagnosis	27.6 (16, 37.3)

Note: Observations within each variable may not add to the total due to missing values.